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=Welcome to the American sub-Cultures virtual exhibits!=

To learn more about how this project began visit our American sub-Cultures Webquest.

From the webquest:
"As Curators each of you have a specialty, you decide what specialty you'd like. As Docents, you will orally and visually present the exhibits to your audience enlightening them about the topic:
 * Historical Specialist:** You will research stereotypes, history and significance of time period, themes, marginalization, and political issues.
 * Visual Arts/Media Specialist:** You will research iconic films, paintings, drawings, and sculpture on your topic, primary artists, and art.
 * Music Specialist:** You will research the different strands of music coming out of this age, primary works, and composers.
 * Literature Specialist:** You will focus on all the written works you want to include as part of this topic, including poetry, short stories, and novels, a classic example from literature for the visitors to know and study, literature and primary works and authors.

Your exhibits (online and poster) must include the following:
 * stereotypes-what it is and why
 * history and significance of the time period
 * themes
 * marginalization
 * literature and primary works and primary authors
 * an iconic film
 * music and primary works and primary composers
 * art and primary works and primary artists
 * political issues and figures
 * a classic example from literature for the visitors to knwo and study (make sure to include this on the handout)

You can choose from the following topics:
 * African Americans (The Harlem Renaissance)
 * Chicano Movement (Quinto Sol)
 * Japanese (internment)
 * Irish (Irish famine)
 * Native Americans (Trail of Tears)
 * Gay/Lesbian (GLBT Month)
 * Jews (1881 immigration)
 * Islam (Marvin X - first poet) (not Malcolm X)
 * Cowboys (1920s Cowboy hero)

The Museum Director would like you to use high-quality resources for the exhibits so he has given you a list of websites and databases to begin your research although you may find other sites on your own that are of good quality. You may use those as long as you verify the author, website sponsor, and check to make sure the website is updated and accurate. You will then create your virtual exhibit on your group's wiki page.

= To begin, select a topic on the right side under "All Pages." =